Show ilk BLU ir bajackson By JACKSON u TU a A i n ahr ir rt by juu lvina aar faw duhle lari ll ri kanpf cl ad avay gisi flold flaa so tk thaw low w job arrives arlt and il jl 0 i irah irad ion karhl bt share harft in f M tars w will ift r a I 1 it t ff illinik ri tk ui th a rf tk lk dial alk ake baking orders from a RA let by br mallaun mal laul a clr orso kr lay hr her it lawlas lawlest f lf gauf wlm wista ako tko tj bt beat tt rr L 41 to ta ty T III r hr hot yet vot bill t la ru aia ill tk irK him ala re r ach nth as oda 1 friend at bar fotr rati ratifies ft tr faes aw trip IT ilaisa with a arty of t frion fr lB Awk 4 to t ai tj b t ata ir a r na a aur T bryor avots in an to t yla he k ral judiths I 1 Is held hel koh tap by and to sod of f the th ry pay roll amud r bud lf leo 1104 to the city nr for more monsy butac hapit I 1 with it thou jill aklo hf to auto bilu h be au artt hand neta 1 la u a ame e moor kir celera hord to nt tor br 1113 eat as t lh h a rai judith ama 1470 L in 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langworthy worthy one li a of bampton party typical olty city arl I 1 to hla hi mats chapton APTER IX the th loonry discover loo vry in 1 M ba that alkon with hog hoc a t ole ra carr ou OB their feet haye been liberi ozane ta ltv s a t the tic ganob Us L captured capt a tj tr nr r dick donly red rd handed hi sart V aa ax x I 1 a 1 cowboy known as folit ro isoo conler has brought broucht atmore rt fon to the th ranch X at a danto dang judith falt in boner of 0 Mani hl impton friends modal L boers in evening ilmi drase he H Is I 1 rag alstA by out oue of atio fu party an an old id dv dove ly loy ono no alt 11 liy tout bt rutted by tru trustee stig hilll feln judith in hir her womanly ir anery blakos rk such ich an all appeal to Is J that alono la with tier hr lie h forcibly kisses her roc Iving luc the th rebuke deserved XI worl word in I 1 sent nt to les i itt hur hat been casting slurs n J its B navie because of the th h aind na ut L WT wore er la in the cabin V it h carton carson lee L ti andi n d s quinnion cortti bli blan in ft nehl fight and makes him conr publicly lit in I 1 a liar and aaroe to io lv ive the th vicinity XII atter after the kinsing judith ignores leo L who v bild fy y but finds h in so if unable ju ith AL a I 1 latr tier t to a Jo bolock lock cek JI tarn ampton pion man ariu with which trev rs has hii allin ba co e d off ring t to buy it larco larce of cattle and horses harif at t ft low brur to I 1 aa J firral fi iral maa st sr of the tb bl Is lak t ft judith to 1 vaguely ui un M mr in IM lu r ftfe be one nf laava Hi Ripton atan to at accept c p t t th lio tr iter I 1 I 1 protests thurly y lie ile I arrie f from r rn mirela ganir worth arthy that judi judith th I 1 afi a euli posed to hv hove stone irone to tee see her lawyers al t sun fran leo A from tier order ordera 17 nn ampton to sell 11 II the tuck block rt fit the th pr oe farl ft rl lee le refu ea to accept tn bs aate aff ce as coming from froin judith th the conviction V tic forcing itself upon him that travers hb ham tier her and IB 18 h holding c id 11 irr er prisoner xam urel aln t lid did not see them ns as t aliey it y drew near li ij tin tho tu moonlight for I 1 or with it plan shaping in his brain lee best t tat int they alit should not be ne ile narl cairon passed in 1 n wide are about tin the lift left end of tile courtyard around the end of the house and so tu to a dour dor opining from froin the to the back of the lie house this door lit lie found unlocked and pushed aule ly open ollen hampton lift d swift eyes mensing something tern stein mid ami ominous in tills this silat amt approach we want ani to talk things over with you litin lee if JOUM colne to buil bulldoze doze me out of hint dil in tit alic morning retorted hampton you ou might us un well belp till still im kolar aning to axell ell 1 I dont don t know knok that exactly call il it singled lee determined in n he be pleasant with the young youn B long Rs HS possible hut but youve amt ant sense enough to listen to rann lint apton 17 jeered pollock thanks 11 lf if M fla sanford anta the deal to t go through lee wily why ih ahm of 1 mure aou e through it goes BOBS if ane te t thores going to be no ml it 1 I tell tall on she wired ired me mb to bell I 1 showed you ou the telegram alist yon t prove to me inc that she he sent gent it yon ton know yourself youri elf whether it t hail had hen been seat by her or dealt rockwell Ilo clell or by bayne or tile the devil dell ue me took fok up the telephone hud and said luto it western union rocky bend that you benton this li in lee of 0 the ille lake we went tn ta get bet in corn communication munI cation fl miss hiss judith somewhere in son san francisco send this tbt message mesi uise to every hotel there will you and rush it must mint have word with you immediately important telephone got it ob sign it carson and and tripp ilal it I 1 tell you denton benttin and it you get in touch with miss all sanford in any ny way tip us m off here will you she might be visiting with friends muttered hampton little pleased plea iel at the thought that lee find and carson were ivere seeking to rob him film of his newly required acquired importance wheres Wh cras mrs MM simpson naked asked lee gone to bed answered hampton ampton II and miss langworthy Is still on the veranda veran dH now hampton ampton II carion and I 1 want a look at San sanfords fords room come with us its will you im d d it if I 1 will I 1 cried the boy hotly 1 I dont know what you tire nr up to but im boss here and im giving orders not taking them if theres theras tiny any reamon in all this ive got tho the right to know what it Is yes answered ler lee thoughtfully youve got the right I 1 just dont like ilko the looks of affairs Hm upton I 1 dont belleve believe all unit that I 1 heir hear I 1 dom doat t eve miss sanford sent that wire I 1 dont believe she la Is in elan francine Francl tco 0 I 1 do believe that your friend has got hold of her somehow mad aad that he IH 14 playing you for a sucker thata our in this now will you cottie colzie with us to her room Tre vorsT said hampton then he laughed you tou are arc like the reat bud is a gentleman and you try to make him a crook stich a scheme us As yon yn imagine lg Is absurd and ridiculous and I 1 wont go prying bryin with you into judiths room come on carron carpon sald said lee it wants to stay here lot it him hain lint tile young follow fallow wits was on his hi feet his face flushed his eyes y exel excited tad apt out ont of this thin house abe and do it he cried sharply ply if you think for one little that ill stand for or your highhanded high handed sic nc eions youre mistaken at n look from let carson stead quickly forward 0 so o that hampton stood between them you come with us and aid nv now leo le no longer sought to be pleasant ala ad keep keel ifill or well stop your month with it yard of cloth this way carson with right and left arms briod with lardne feet and furious sy aw hampton ampton II went between them to the door for an instant only oaly dk did 11 struggle then with it wort of ef 11 iva laist emst seeing the futility of making a fool of himself hI hf he just juat what he an ai a result of a visit to tn the girls cootu lee L did not know knor he hoped for far lia to tell him something quietly the three thre want the housa until thy they enie earme to tn bimms dainty blue sad d berrti bedr ti mort hr tit til had been set et la in ort order ity ure mrs simpson on entering the roin a sort of awkward shyness fell ter ever both lee iee find carson Cr hampton freed now and ulnae alone though under tinder camons hard cy eye stared at them ang angrily Tily when you set get through with this fool foolishness ish ness he told them stift swiftly ly you can either apologize apol oglie or call for your time neither answered nn carson little by little lint lind come to share lees ur ir r dainty and anxiety and now ke leo lee sought ought eagerly to find a sign something to tell that judith had been lured away aft ay by or quinnion or that she he lind had been s overpowered here and taken out perhaps through a window wl nilow hut but judith lind had gone Satur saturday saturin night and mrs simpson had done her work it might be well to call the boub and question her h c r had phe found a char overturned a rug rumpled a table shoved ft a little from its accustomed place but fiut it would be as ai well not abot to start suspicion and surmise garrotte in other minds it if after all there wr were no BO arne cause for it judith might be la in san Yran francisco cisco she might have seat cat the order to tell chances I 1 Is wert were smelling powder where there no shot ahot maid carson bright boyl boy mocked make a great little gubino gu Biho ortist one of the theale so days day tied had bud lee not loved lovd judith a am lie did with his whole hol hart anti and soul it ir well might have hare been that he and ap carson rind and hampton Harn donld have har gue out of the room knowlan no agre than when they had come in but it seemed to let le that the room watch knew judith to 0 o intimately wits wai peek inz ing to open its lt dumb lips lip to whisper to of danger to hr her he U had bad coule here troubled for lr her he be stood looking about him film his heart heavy fear mounting within him and at length he found a sign at the tat far cad of the tha ro la a corier corner was judiths writing tame table 06 on which were several opened letters letter pea ims and ink a pad of paper lee lea topped stepped to it if she had been lured away after nightfall then some message had bad come to her if that message had come coma by word of mouth there was no need seeking locking it if tt it had bee bec a note fate might have kept it here impaled on a sharp file was a sheet of note notepaper paper the notes wits wa brief typewritten even to tho the signature that of doe doc trapp it ran bear dear judith 1 I am n afraid of a new trouble hav spotted another one of Ts ta gang working for us also have anve got cot a bullet hole in my right harld hand nothing sei aw tous loua so tar far come down right way away dont let any one see you as ai I 1 want to spring a surprise on theta am not even using the telephone as ac rye ive a notion they are watching me ine hurry tripp trip p come back to the office said ald 14 bluntly and wall la in front of cm cf son oil and hampton who stared wu daringly dati lealy at the paper la Is hl his hand haai b he went to tile the office telephone and callord tr for tripp hows your handl hand he asked when tripp answered all right replied tripp chyr get it hurt huntr no I 1 did you write bliss sanford a hurry up note within the last few days no sure of that doe typewritten note botet of course im sure snapped tripp wrong vr ong god knows answered lee shortly kut but better como come up here and come on oil the jump also keep your mouth shut until you get a chance to talk with mo ine or carson lie ile clicked up the receiver and turned terrible eyes on the two men watching him got her hp he said slowly got her Ort irson had bad tier since saturday night I 1 curson read the note only then did it pass into Ilam hamptonwa Hamp tona hands the hoy boy angered at the way in which he had been ignored insulted in hla sense of dignity by those worda of leor leev t to tripp with me or carson caron se seeing the relna reins of power belag being snatched from hlis big hands handa was with wrath tou ton fellow have butted in all rii a tend for he cried at them his shut hot flats flat shaking 1 I tell you im running this outfit and what I 1 say son I 1 dont bol leive that trevora or any max man living would do it a trick like that I 1 tell tall yon its and no matter where judith Is when she to not kere I 1 run the ranch I 1 need money me needs money weve get a fair chance ceatice to sell sail ive passed my word werd we tire arc going to in sell and by G 4 we WB are oink going to tin sell in another mood hampton wald not have way mofid and with time linit for arroM mt arnd le le have with him now however lift never lee lc timid 14 try carson aaraon Ca raon its ita up tip to you and me m lot th the Is boys born out ont to the last ram man of them taws Ts tarn every hoof of cattle aad B lie rr back into the upper end wy weve pot to do 0 o it tonight ott thom into lt t little valley above the platted plat tex we V can caa hold thiem there ta even if thay hy wy try to force our hands had which will bt k mo ka them I 1 take this to be Tr tran Tn jiw big play and ad by thunder lr its tail lists mighty dietr gotten admy wit itt dot you dr dire do 0 o it r t Il lansol 0 o imrie husir n cr cart yaw 10 nordert from wr vie gt at a G t out t at f thi bamo bomo anza irav ali rk eok alier they wo 1 tt ti ir 01 n md istra i irm cat ui in I 1 lot 10 1 I 1 U W tk mr a of BAK i c tou TOB will will your tried waria tn with ome bound lr lie was at ake th jerlow oo 00 opp a drar an A hav liin hand sought the th cespon lying there bad lee wn ivas on him throwing him back carson carion looked at them a moment then went to the door youre right bud he said fid calmly n lie went trent out lee forcing himself to show a ealin calia ness like carsons said aid gently to tf hampton cant you see the play its up to you to kick hick in and stop it theres a telephone call up the buyers in rocky bend there now or at least their drivers ire it if coming out here in the morning tell them the deal la Is off cant I 1 nee said hampton ampton II writhing out of leos lees hands on lill his way to the door you bet I 1 can see I 1 if yon and carson think that you can run me then for good and all lee gave over OTT trying to reason with rR impton there wits was too much to be b dorie done to wate waste time he drew II ampton back forcing him agal riat tile the wall As ai he x I 1 tried to call out lees leea hand band over ear kin kl mouth smothered his words youre emming coming with me h bt said ala sharply hardly har ply right MOW though lie he struggled hampton Ilar opton was wa little more than a baby in the heimbe ca fore mant manx muscular grip tripped tripp with a heel behind his hi calf ht h tall ml heavily lee upon him betti arms armi wr pinioned behind him and aai I 1 les neckerchief thrust into hll his ht he writhed in impotent rage rae nis BI atit erlon died in his throat the th landt pat of them not marcias were above tile the creaking of ef ht her chair lee le still itell h add old Ham hamptons I 1 tw hands gripped in hll his own 8 he tt two men w went ant out the th back jor down toward the corrals corral seeing men hurrying from the th bunkhouse to the stables under carsons carboni snapping mapping orders lee called out for B kitt and la in it a moment V lf let woo an n him him book r ith its 7 buret ranie ew enri 71 bellg ta 11 tring not ant three thre limes hm tummy tommy LM lee eTris etriss 4 ltha so trolina tie alon 1111 rorry Try and leuv 9 mouth haf 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